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River Joy
@rivjoy.bsky.social
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📍 San Francisco, CA
🇺🇸 EN | 🇧🇷 PT
🎬 Freelance Filmmaker - Art Dept & 1st AD
✍🏼 I post my photography and art
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More Yosemite

🎞️ SantaColor 100 (Kodak AeroColor IV)

#film #filmphoto #shotonfilm #analog #analogphoto #photography #believeinfilm #nature #landscape #mountain #forest #Yosemite #NationalPark #SantaColor100 #KodakAeroColorIV
A photograph of Yosemite National Park, viewed from atop Columbia Rock. There is a tall, jagged mountain face in the mid-foreground on the right side of the frame, and a more distant mountain in the background in the middle of the left side of the frame. Rays of sunlight stream between the two mountains. A forest fills the valley basin between the two. The sky is mostly clear and blue with only a few clouds.
December 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Yosemite National Park, California

📷 Pentax Spotmatic SP
🔘 Super-Takumar 28mm f3.5
🎞️ SantaColor 100 (Kodak Aerocolor IV)

#film #filmphorography #analog #analogphoto #35mm #slr #believeinfilm #nature #mountain #waterfall #yosemite #nationalpark #landscape #SantaColor100 #AerocolorIV
A photograph of the view from Columbia Rock at Yosemite National Park. The landscape includes jagged and rocky mountains featuring trees, most of which are tall pine trees. The sunlight that is low and directional, which provides a sense of depth to the mountain face. The sky is blue with a few wispy clouds, and a small and faintly visible moon.
December 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Yosemite National Park, California

📷 Pentax Spotmatic SP
🔘 Super-Takumar 28mm f3.5
🎞️ SantaColor 100 (Kodak Aerocolor IV)

#film #filmphorography #analog #analogphoto #35mm #slr #believeinfilm #nature #mountain #waterfall #yosemite #nationalpark #landscape #SantaColor100 #AerocolorIV
A photograph of mountains in Yosemite National Park. In the foreground is a line of trees, and in the background a line of tall, jagged rocky mountains. A waterfall emits from the top of one of the mountains. The sky is mostly clear with only a couple faint clouds visible.
December 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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bmhughes.bsky.social
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
screenshot of a tumblr post from user “wildmansters” The thing that really boils my potatoes about Al in general is that I have been a creative professional for over a decade now and the devil has ALWAYS been in the details. Big and small, I've had single-person businesses rip me to shreds over how their colors turned out on newsprint, and have worked with huge companies with THICK brand guidelines with every detail of their brand identity laid out and enforced with an iron fist. But I guess all of that stuff doesn't matter anymore? Who gives a fuck if this Al generated baby has six fingers, that mom-and-pop shop is still going to use it. That rug from Temu says Happy Thanksgivirg? Oh well haha it's just a silly funny thing now (nevermind that you never would have given a B-grade item from a craft show the same consideration). I don't actually care that the Al Coca-cola ad has a truck that changes size every scene, but I can't help but think about how, if it had been some poor underpaid artist, they would have been laughed out of the building. I don't really know how to put it in a succint way but it just feels all the more obvious how much more grace and flexibility has always been possible but never offered.
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Silhouetted Market St.

🎞️ Kodak Ultramax400 +2

#film #35mm #filmphoto #filmphotography #shotonfilm #believeinfilm #analog #analogphoto #silhouette #MarketSt #SF #SanFrancisco #Castro #Market
A photograph of the trees lining Market St in San Francisco. The trees are silhouetted against the sky, with the primary focus being the palm trees in the median, whose distinct shape stands out against the background. Other trees and some buildings are also visible, with string lights and lamp posts providing small points of light in the darker composition.
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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@moderation.bsky.app - please fix this! Any time I post art and I apply the non-sexual nudity label, it gets a sexually suggestive label too that I need to appeal.

#art #moderation #censorship #algorithm
A screenshot of the labels on a recent post of mine. The post (not pictured) was an in-process sketch of a character, shown nude but not rendered with any sort of detail and not in a suggestive way. The screenshot shows two labels placed on the content: One, placed by me, indicates non-sexual nudity. The other, placed by Bluesky, indicates Sexually Suggestive content that does not include nudity.
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Background drawn in, final lighting tweaks made

#art #oc #character #digitalart #drawing #illustration #characterart #dnd #d&d #dndart #dndcharacter #orc #sword #fantasy #fantasyart #noAI #humanartist #humanart
An illustration of an orc or half-orc humanoid character. The character has a grey mullet with purple tips and green skin, with dark purple-green eyes. She has some facial piercings. Her top is sleeveless and in two-parts, with the top laced up just under the neck. The background is a dark blue color. The character is rendered with cel type shading, which adds a little depth to the image. The colors have been overlayed with subtle gradients, which make the materials feel a bit more fleshed out. There are some light textures, such as a ruddiness and subtle freckle pattern on the cheeks. An illustration of an orc or half-orc humanoid character. The character has a grey mullet with purple tips and green skin. She has some facial piercings and gold arm bands. She wears loose fitting grey pants and brown moccasins. Her shirt is a cropped and sleeveless two-part top. One hand is in a pocket on her thigh, and the other is in a relaxed position near her knee and holds a rapier with the tip pointed at the ground. She is seated on the edge of a tall bar stool, with only her toes touching the ground. The background is a mostly dark bar setting drawn with few details. The character is rendered with cel type shading, which adds a little depth to the image. The colors have been overlayed with subtle gradients, which make the materials feel a bit more fleshed out. There are some light textures, such as mud stains on the knees of the pants and a graphic pattern on the cloth part of the top.
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Flat colors > cel shading > tweaks and details

Tomorrow I’ll post the finished piece with extra details and the background drawn in!

#art #characterart #character #oc #drawing #digitalart #clipstudio #color #shading #render #orc #dnd #d&d #dndoc #fantasy #orc
An illustration of an orc or half-orc humanoid character. The character has a grey mullet with purple tips and green skin. She has some facial piercings and gold arm bands. She wears loose fitting grey pants and brown moccasins. Her shirt is a cropped and sleeveless two-part top. One hand is in a pocket on her thigh, and the other is in a relaxed position near her knee and holds a rapier with the tip pointed at the ground. She is in a seated pose, though there is no background or chair visible. The character is rendered in flat colors, with no shading or extra textures or details. The linework is black, which results in a bold and high-contrast look, but isn’t very dynamic. An illustration of an orc or half-orc humanoid character. The character has a grey mullet with purple tips and green skin. She has some facial piercings and gold arm bands. She wears loose fitting grey pants and brown moccasins. Her shirt is a cropped and sleeveless two-part top. One hand is in a pocket on her thigh, and the other is in a relaxed position near her knee and holds a rapier with the tip pointed at the ground. She is in a seated pose, though there is no background or chair visible. The character is rendered with cel type shading, which adds a little depth to the image. Subtle details like shine on the metal bracelets and a light shadow from the blade helps provide context to the pose. The linework has been colored to a slightly darker version of the colors near to it. This helps the drawing blend with itself and feel like a complete piece. An illustration of an orc or half-orc humanoid character. The character has a grey mullet with purple tips and green skin. She has some facial piercings and gold arm bands. She wears loose fitting grey pants and brown moccasins. Her shirt is a cropped and sleeveless two-part top. One hand is in a pocket on her thigh, and the other is in a relaxed position near her knee and holds a rapier with the tip pointed at the ground. She is in a seated pose, though there is no background or chair visible. The character is rendered with cel type shading, which adds a little depth to the image. The colors have been overlayed with subtle gradients, which make the materials feel a bit more fleshed out. Some textures have been added, such as mud stains to the knees of the pants and a graphic pattern on the cloth part of the top.
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Pose sketch > fit sketch > cleaned up lines

Picking a pose that demands a prop such as a chair or something to lean on dead not my brightest idea

#art #sketch #drawing #character #oc #characterart #artist #digitalart #d&d #d&dart #dnd #process #clipstudio
A sketch of a character. The character is in a seated, slouched pose. The angle of her legs and feet indicate being seated in a high chair or other object, although nothing is actually drawn for her to be sitting on. This sketch is just the pose, with no clothes or other details. A sketch the builds on the previous one. Over the nude pose clothes have been drawn, including a rough idea of accessories. A line is drawn through where I envision later drawing a sword. The cleaned up line work based on the previous sketch. Where the sketch indicated rougher ideas, thoughts have been fully fleshed out in line work that will serve for the final piece. The most dramatic example of this is a detailed rapier held in the character’s left hand, which was just indicated by a line before.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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This week I’m going to do something AI “artists” can’t do - show you the process

First, a sketch of the face. Some characters don’t make it past this point, but if I feel good about it, we keep going

#art #oc #character #artist #drawing #sketch #portrait #fantasy #orc #d&d #dnd #npc #noAI
A digital sketch of a character portrait. The character appears mostly human, but she has pointy ears and small tusks, which characterize an orc or half-orc in many properties. She has a messy mullet with hand-cut hacked up bangs. Her expression is mostly neutral, but might be interpreted as a slight smile, smirk, or suspicious in nature.
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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🌈

🎞️ Kodak UltraMax 400 +2

#film #filmphotography #shotonfilm #analog #analogphoto #believeinfilm #shootmorefilm #rain #rainbow #city #goldenhour #nature #sanfrancisco #sf #dalycity #bayarea #kodak #ultramax400 #kodakultramax400
A photograph of a rainbow over a cityscape. In the foreground is a telephone pole which leans slightly to one side. Lower buildings sprawl out from the foreground towards the horizon. The photo is taken at golden hour, with pockets of sunlight dappling the city. Large clouds are arranged with sporadic holes through to blue sky. In the distance, the clouds are more stormy and grey. The rainbow is bright, extending from the ground and up until it disappears into the clouds.
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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A lil OC sketch. Does she deserve a full render?

#art #artist #oc #sketch #digitalart #drawing #fantasy #humanartist #portrait #clipstudio
A digital drawing of a character. The character has horns and fawn-like ears, but is otherwise human in appearance. She has long straight hair, and short straight bangs that cover half of her forehead.
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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🔒

🎞️ Kodak Portra160
📷 Mamiya RZ67

#film #photography #analog #analogphoto #120film #mediumformat #believeinfilm #shootmorefilm #nature #rustic #rust #farm #rural #quiet #California #Kodak #KodakPortra160 #Portra160 #Mamiya #MamiyaRZ67 #RZ67
A photograph of a gate, locked with a chain and padlock. The gate is metal and the surface is a rusted brown color. Some woven wiring connects the horizontal bars of the gate. In the background, a driveway extends back from the gate, eventually ending at a house which sits out of focus deep in the frame between the two doors of the gate. On either side of the driveway are golden fields. The scene is taken in the evening with low, directional warm light from the sun. On the horizon line are a couple trees and a line of green indicating distant groves.
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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I don’t remember where I took this and I can’t be bothered to figure it out. Coastal SoCal, likely near Buenaventura

🎞️ Kodak Portra 160
📷 Mamiya RZ67

#film #photography #mediumformat #120film #filmphoto #analog #believeinfilm #architecture #street #socal #palm #flag #mamiya #kodak #portra160
A photograph of a building. There are palm trees beside it, about as tall as the structure. A flag waves atop the roof. The background is a clear blue sky. The building is made of stone and features some simple detailing along the top, and a fire escape on one side.
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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This was my in-laws’ house until recently. So much character!

🎞️ Kodak T-Max 100+2

#photography #film #filmphotography #analog #analogphoto #b&w #b+w #blackandwhite #believeinfilm #shootmorefilm #architecture #kodak #kodaktmax100 #pushprocess
A black and white photograph of a Victorian style home. The home is 3 stories with a sloped roof. There is a front porch on the ground level and a balcony on the second level. The framing of the photo is tight, not providing much of a view of the rest of the property, though trees and bushes are visible. The house is framed by two trees in the upper half of the image, one in the background and one in the foreground.
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Castro and Market. Another view from my commute.

🎞️ Kodak T-Max 100 +2

#film #filmphotography #shotonfilm #believeinfilm #analog #analogphotography #photography #b&w #b+w #bw #blackandwhite #monochrome #city #street #streetphotography #castro #sf #sanfrancisco #bayarea #kodak #kodaktmax100
A black and white photograph of the intersection of Castro and Market St. in San Francisco, California. The photo is taken looking down market street towards downtown. In the foreground, a fire truck and an suv are crossing the intersection on Castro St. They are at the edges of the frame, leaving Market St. visible in the center. The top of the frame is criss-crossed with power lines and trolley wires. Trees on Market St. hide many of the buildings.
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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A view from my morning commute

🎞️ Kodak T-Max 100 +2

#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm #shootmorefilm #35mm #analog #analogphoto #bw #mono #b&w #blackandwhite #city #street #streetphotography #sf #kodak #tmax
A black and white photograph of the view out the cab of the second car of a San Francisco Muni Metro train. In the foreground are blurry elements of the trains interior, and in the background a portion of the next train car is visible.
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Closed - Do not enter

🎞️ Lomochrome Purple
📷 Mamiya RZ-67 (I’m sure this camera is popular with the youths)

#film #filmphotography #mediumformat #120film #believeinfilm #shotonfilm #landscape #nature #street #streetphotography #california #Lomochrome #LomochromePurple
A photograph of a fence in front of a road, featuring a sign that reads “Closed, Do Not Enter.” The road is rural, lined by a few trees including some palm trees, which stand out above the rest. The sky is clear and cloudless. This photo is shot on LomoChrome Purple, a type of film that results in color shifts across the spectrum. In this image, the green leaves and grass are rendered in tones of purple and pink instead, and the sky appears more greenish that the typical blue. Neutral tones such as the grey asphalt remain unaffected.
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Car door selfie to finish the roll

🎞️ Kodak Portra 160
📷 Mamiya RZ67

#film #filmphotography #analog #photography #selfie #believeinfilm #shootmorefilm #RZ67 #Mamiya #Kodak #KodakPortra160
A photograph of a car door reflection, featuring a photographer holding a camera at waist level. The right side of the frame features a film burn, a common imperfection of film photos at either the start or end of a roll.
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Rock on

🎞️ Kodak T-Max 100 +2

#35mm #film #filmphotography #shotonfilm #blackandwhite #b+w #believeinfilm #analog #analogphotography #city #street #streetphotography #grunge #sf #bayarea #kodak #kodaktmax100
A black and white photograph of a work glove discarded on the street near the base of a street pole. The fingers of the glove are folded into the “rock on” gesture.
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Doing a self-guided drawing program, was pleased with the results of this prompt to draw from an existing illustration as reference

Forgot to color the eyes, tho 🤦🏼

Jester Lavorre from @criticalrole.bsky.social, reference was the official Jester art by Ari

#criticalrole #art #fanart #dnd #critrole
An illustration of Jester Lavorre from Critical Role. Jester is a blue-colored tiefling, or a humanoid with horns, pointy ears, and a tail. She is dressed in medieval-fantasy attire, including a short green cape, leather corset-style armor, and a blue skirt. The drawing features rough-textured line work and grey shading over a sort of water-color style coloring. A more detailed view of the face from the previous drawing. The drawing features rough-textured line work and grey shading over water-color style coloring.
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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frenzy
dizzy
frantic
dancing
October 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Downstairs

🎞️ Kodak T-Max 100 +2

#film #filmphoto #filmphotography #blackandwhite #bw #bwphotography #analog #shotonfim #believeinfilm #shootmorefilm #vintage #oldhome #contrast #stairs #naturallight #kodak #kodaktmax100
A black and white photograph of a stairwell in a home. The stairs spiral around a railing, of which the post is centered in the frame. On the top left is a window, through which daylight streams and casts light with lined shutter shadows over two frames on the right side of the image.
October 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Cali Sun

📷 Mamiya RZ67
🎞️ Kodak Portra 160

#film #mediumformat #120film #analog #analogphotography #photography #believeinfilm #shootmorefilm #nature #naturephotography #california #Mamiya #RZ67 #Kodak #Portra160
A photograph of a palm tree. The tree is slightly off center, and the background is a completely clear blue sky. The sun is positioned behind the tree, barely visible on one edge.
October 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM